About Bon Voyage

Bon Voyage French School and Bon Voyage French Program are partner programs founded by our director Elizabeth Porter. We are a national organization headquartered in Richland, Wa.

Bon Voyage French School was founded in April 2016 and runs the portion of the program that offers French language classes for both credit and enrichment. Courses take place online in our virtual Zoom Classroom. These courses are designed for students ages 5 to 18 who do not speak French as a native language, however, we do offer a few immersion courses. Our virtual classroom functions much like a traditional brick and mortar classroom, and offers us many of the same benefits of a regular classroom- including the ability to group students into cooperative learning teams!

Bon Voyage French Program is our 501(c)(3) organization and our cultural and community outreach program. We have been a nonprofit organization since March 2017. Our program is dedicated to the promotion of French as an international and multicultural language. We celebrate the more than 377 million people on 5 continents, who speak French worldwide. We offer many services and events during the year for children, families, and adults such as our Annual Café Day in April, our Annual Marché de Noël (Christmas Market) in December, wine and cheese socials, the Annual Beaujolais Nouveau, Movie Nights, Pétanque games, summer camps, Francophone Culture celebrations, our Venture Crew for ages 13-20, and our Kids’ Club – Les Renards- for ages 3 to 12. We also offer two opportunities for travel. We have our two immersion programs in Vichy, France, which is run through CAVILAM-Alliance Française- the premier French language school in the world.

Proud Member of the following organizations-

AATF– American Association of Teachers of French

FIPF– Fédération Internationale des Professeurs de Français

ACTFL– American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages

WAFLT– Washington Association of Foreign Language Teachers

The French American Chamber of Commmerce

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Meet Our Director

Bonjour! Je m’appelle Elizabeth Porter and I am the owner of Bon Voyage French School! Bienvenüe! I am so glad you’re here!

I am a National Board Certified French teacher with a Bachelor’s degree in French and Linguistics, a Master’s degree in Education and a French degree called a DEUG in French as a Foreign Language (FLE). I have a passion for France and all things French!
I spent several years living in France. I went to college in Normandy, France and I also spent a significant amount of time in Paris. I taught elementary and middle school English in Normandy! When I returned to the United States, I taught for 3 years at the French Immersion School of Washington and then I taught High School French for several years.
My unique method of teaching language not only promotes fluency, but also reduces brain and sensory issues making it ideal for accommodating all learning styles and special needs.

For years I had a dream to start my own French program and show others the France that I see. I feel that my calling is not only to teach language, but also culture and cultural understanding. My goal is to help people see how others in the world live, and to spread love throughout the world. Our immersion programs are unique and the only programs of their kind offered in the United States. Our immersion partner in France has developed these unique travel programs just for Bon Voyage and I am SO excited to be able to offer them to you!

Merci Beaucoup for your interest in Bon Voyage French School and please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions!